CLEVELAND, Ohio - A Re-Entry Fair offering guidance and support to women re-establishing themselves after incarceration will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 20, at the Metropolitan Campus of Cuyahoga Community College.

The free event will feature workshops on resume writing, career planning, coping techniques and financial literacy. In addition, it will provide access to community resources available to ex-offenders to reduce the chance of recidivism.

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy Margaret Russo, who presides over the county's Re-Entry Court, will speak at 11:30 a.m,

A lunch will then be provided to participants through a donation from U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat.

Workshops will take place between 1 and 3 p.m.

The Re-Entry Fair will be held at Tri-C's Advanced Technology Training Center, located at the corner of East 30th Street and Woodland Avenue at its Metropolitan Campus in Cleveland. No registration is required, and walk-ins are welcome throughout the day.

The event is co-sponsored by the College's Women in Transition Program and Covenant Outreach Through Advocacy and Agency Networking.

For more information call WIT at 216-987-2272 or COTAAN at 440-585-7350.

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